cardiac dieases

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disorders of the heart and bld vessels

cardiac disease

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caused by build-up of plaque desposits within arteries

atherosclerosis

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bld supply 2 ❤ interupted

myocardin infartion - heart atk

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in a heart atk, what can cause the bld supply to be interupted

  • rupture of vulnerable plaque

  • bld clot thay block bld flow

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clearing clogged artieres with catheter & inflating a balloon

angioplasty

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graft another vessel (usually saphenous) to branch aorta ro blocke artery past blockage

coronary bypass

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tube passes blood to device, then oumped to aorta; waiting for donor heart

LVAD - left ventricula assist device

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used for very ill patients

TAH - Total artifical heart

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major contributor ro atherosclerosis

cholesterol

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associated with plaque formation, “bad cholesterol”

Low density lipoprotiens (LDLs)

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reduce deposition of cholesterol (good cholesterol)

high density lipoprotiens

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proportion of LDL:HDL can be decreased by..

excercise, not smoking, avoiding foods w trans fats